America has a dirty little secret, and it's not that little.
Horses have always been an American symbol of freedom. Their loyal, relentless work is part of what made this country. They are the living legends of American history. So why is it that we are allowing nearly 100,000 horses to be slaughtered annually in America for human consumption in slaughterhouses that are foreign-owned? It must be because most of us don't know about this horrible practice.
Even worse, the treatment of horses going to slaughter is most often inhumane. They suffer injuries in overcrowded trailers and abuse by handlers, and they are often conscious during acts of mutilation and slaughter. It's like stepping on the American Flag.
The passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503 and S. 1915) would put in place a permanent and immediate ban on both the slaughter of horses in the U.S. and the exportation of live horses for slaughter abroad.
Now that you know about horse slaughter, make your voice heard. Join Jennifer Pryor, the Barbi Twins, Bo Derek and my family on Sept. 5, 2006 on Capitol Hill to support the bill, which will be voted on that week.
Call or write your Members of Congress today, and tell your friends and neighbors to do the same. Please go to http://www.saplonline.org/horses.htm.
It's time for the cowboys to stand up for the horses!
Sincerely,
Willie Nelson
What can you do? Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. This bill will stop horse slaughter for human consumption in the USA as well as the transport and sale of horses across our borders for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption. Ask your Representative to become an original co-sponsor of this bill and help end the suffering of American horses to feed wealthy Europeans and Japanese. The 108th congressional session is over. HR 857, the 2004 bill, did not pass. HR 503 has been introduced in the current 109th congression session! It will ammend the Horse Protection Act to protect horses from horse slaughter for human consumption, including the sale and transportation of horses for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption. For more information on horse slaughter, facts, statistics, links to videos, and photos, go to http://www.HR857.com. You will find the current legislation, a list of co-sponsors, slaughter related news and announcements, a sample letter, and links to contact your Representative and Senators. You will also find news and links to information on the current issue of Wild Mustangs and Burros that have been allowed by the BLM to be slaughtered for human consumption.
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